The Kubernetes plugin for Panorama enables you to establish connectivity with the Kubernetes clusters, manage licensing, and configure policies for visibility, control, and threat inspection of traffic between pods or services, and for inbound or outbound traffic for applications or services deployed on Kubernetes clusters.

This Kubernetes plugin is required to manage the CN-Series firewalls. Panorama provides a consistent management solution to incorporate Kubernetes context into policies, and allows the other Palo Alto Networks firewalls in the environment to use these context-infused policies for a uniform network security posture.

See CN-Series Core Building Blocks and Secure Kubenetes Clusters with CN-Series Firewall for more on Kubernetes plugin features.